has consented to patronise an Institution, which 

 his rank, talents, and public spirit, may con- 

 tribute materially to advance. 



Another interesting event which the Council 

 have to record is, the adoption of a plan for 

 erecting' a large and handsome Building, to 

 accommodate this Society, along with Public 

 Baths, and the Whitby Subscription Library. 

 This important undertaking, which does credit 

 to the public spirit of the town and neighbour- 

 hood, was announced to your Council soon after 

 the last Anniversary ; and having undergone 

 various modifications, which occasioned some 

 delay in the execution of the design, it wa« at 

 last finally agreed on by all the parties con- 

 cerned; and the foundation-stone of the building 

 was laid on the llth day of November; Colonel 

 Wilson, a distinguished Member and Governor 

 of this Society, officiating on that occasion. 

 The site of the new Building, on the Pier, is 

 one of the best that could be found in Whitby, 

 for the various objects in view. The upper 

 part of the building, intended for the Museum, 

 when finished according to the plan of the 

 architect and undertaker, Mr. Bolton, will be 

 at once spacious and elegant ; and when pro- 

 perly fitted up, will display the Society's col- 

 lection to the greatest advantage. The removal 

 of the Museum to its intended station, which 

 may be expected to take place in the course of 



